20 Ways to Make Lectures More Participatory – From the Bok Center

Begin with a problem
Ask students their assumptions
Use encouraging nonverbal behavior
Make eye contact and call on students
Encourage students to challenge your ideas
Invite other students to answer student questions
Ask questions throughout the lecture
Pause periodically
Refer to the readings regularly
Ask students what they see on maps and charts before explaining them
Ask students by section or area to make presentations
Divide the room into groups for debates
Use cases or case studies
Pause and have students write answers to questions for one or two minutes
Have students go to the board to write group answers
Reserve time at end of lecture for questions; ask if students need a point clarified
End with a provocative question
End with a one-question quiz
End with a one-minute paper